Installs the BigFix Client for various Linux Servers

A BigFix server

Set the version/development kit of Java to install, along with any other necessary Java packages. Some other options include are included in the distribution-specific files in this role's 'defaults' folder.

bigfix_client_conf_dir: /etc/opt/BESClient
bigfix_client_server_name: bigfix.example.com
bigfix_client_server_port: 52311

bigfix_client_service_name: besclient

# On AIX
bigfix_client_service_name: SBESClientd

You can now set bigfix_client_override_vars as a mapping from one detect os to another.

---
bigfix_client_override_vars:
  Debian-12-x86_64: Debian-11-x86_64

You may use bigfix_update: true to have the client be re-installed. Useful for new versions

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - outsideopen.bigfix_client

MIT / BSD

This role was created in 2016 by David Lundgren.